→ SOLOMON' S
- Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD 2Ki 11:10
- HOLY TEMPLE Ps 79:1
- HOLY HOUSE 1Ch 29:3
- HOUSE OF GOD 1Ch 29:2; 2Ch 23:9
- HOUSE OF THE LORD 2Ch 23:5,12; Jer 28:5
- FATHER' S HOUSE Joh 2:16
- HOUSE OF THE GOD OF JACOB Isa 2:3
- HOUSE OF MY GLORY Isa 60:7
- HOUSE OF PRAYER Isa 56:7; Mt 21:13
- HOUSE OF SACRIFICE 2Ch 7:12
- HOUSE OF THEIR SANCTUARY 2Ch 36:17
- HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL HOUSE Isa 64:11
- HOLY MOUNT Isa 27:13
- MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD' S HOUSE Isa 2:2
- PALACE 1Ch 29:1,19
- SANCTUARY 2Ch 20:8
- TABERNACLE OF WITNESS 2Ch 24:6
- ZION Ps 20:2; 48:12; 74:2; 87:2; Isa 2:3
- Greatness of 2Ch 2:5,6
- Beauty of Isa 64:11
- Holiness of 1Ki 8:10; 9:3; La 1:10; Mt 23:17; Joh 2:14-16
- David undertakes the building of 2Sa 7:2,3; 1Ch 22:7; 28:2; Ps 132:2-5; Ac 7:46
- Forbidden by God because David was a man of war 2Sa 7:4-12; 1Ki 5:3; 1Ch 22:8; 28:3
- Not asked for by God 2Sa 7:7
- The building of, committed to Solomon 2Sa 7:13
- David makes preparation for 1Ch 22; 28:14-18; 29:1-5; 2Ch 3:1; 5:1
- Built by Solomon Ac 7:47
- Solomon drafts men for the building of 1Ki 5:13-16; 2Ch 2:2,17,18
- Materials for, furnished by Hiram 1Ki 5:8-18
- Pattern and building of 1Ki 6; 7:13-51; 1Ch 28:11-19; 2Ch 3; 4; Ac 7:47
- The time when begun 1Ki 6:1,37; 2Ch 3:2
- The time when finished 1Ki 6:38
- Site of 1Ch 21:28-30; 22:1; 2Ch 3:1
- Where Abraham offered Isaac Ge 22:2,4
- Materials prepared for 1Ki 5:17,18
- No tools used in the erection of 1Ki 6:7
- Foundations of 1Ki 5:17,18; Lu 21:5
- Apartments and furnishings of
- The oracle (Holy of Holies) in 1Ki 6:19,20; 8:6
- Called THE MOST HOLY HOUSE 2Ch 3:8
- THE INNER HOUSE 1Ki 6:27
- THE HOLIEST OF ALL Heb 9:3
- Description of 1Ki 6:16,19-35; 2Ch 3:8-14; 4:22
- Gold used in 2Ch 3:8-10
- Contents of the Holy of Holies
- The ark of the covenant 1Ki 6:19; 8:6; 2Ch 5:2-10
- The cherubs 1Ki 6:23-28; 2Ch 3:10-13; 5:7,8
- See ARK
- See CHERUBIM(cherubs)
- See VAIL(curtain)
- See MERCY-SEAT
- The holy place 1Ki 8:8,10
- Called THE GREATER HOUSE 2Ch 3:5
- Called TEMPLE 1Ki 6:17
- Description of 1Ki 6:15-18; 2Ch 3:3,5-7,14-17
- Contents of the Holy Place
- The Table of Shewbread 1Ki 7:48; 2Ch 29:18
- See SHEWBREAD, TABLE OF
- Other tables of gold and silver 1Ch 28:16; 2Ch 4:18,19
- The lampstands and their utensils 1Ki 7:49,50; 1Ch 28:15; 2Ch 4:7,20-22
- See CANDLESTICK(lampstand)
- The Altar of Incense, and its furniture 1Ki 6:20; 7:48,50; 1Ch 28:17,18; 2Ch 4:19,22
- See ALTAR OF INCENSE
- Porch of, called PORCH OF THE LORD 2Ch 15:8
- Dimensions of 1Ki 6:3; 2Ch 3:4
- Doors of 2Ch 29:7
- Overlaid with gold 2Ch 3:4
- Pillars of 1Ki 7:15-22; 2Ki 11:14; 23:3; 25:17; 2Ch 3:15-17; 4:12,13
- Chambers of 1Ki 6:5-10; 2Ki 11:2,3
- Offerings brought to Ne 10:37-39
- Treasuries in
- See TREASURE
- Courts of
- Of the priests 2Ch 4:9
- Inner 1Ki 6:36
- Surrounded by rows of stones and cedar beams 1Ki 6:36; 7:12
- Contents of the courtyards
- The Altar of Burnt Offering 2Ch 15:8
- See ALTAR
- The bronze sea 1Ki 7:23-37,44,46; 2Ch 4:2-5,10
- The ten lavers 1Ki 7:38-46; 2Ch 4:6
- The great courtyard of 2Ch 4:9; Jer 19:14; 26:2
- The covered place for the Sabbath and king' s entry 2Ki 16:18
- Gates of
- Higher gate 2Ki 15:35
- New gate Jer 26:10; 36:10
- Beautiful gate Ac 3:2
- Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day Eze 46:1,12
- Gifts received at 2Ch 24:8-11
- Uses of the temple
- A dwelling place of the Lord 1Ki 8:10,11,13; 9:3; 2Ki 21:7; 1Ch 29:1; 2Ch 5:13,14; 7:1-3,16; Eze 10:3,4; Mic 1:2
- To contain the ark of the covenant 1Ki 8:21
- For the offering of sweet incense 2Ch 2:4
- For the continual shewbread and the burnt offerings 2Ch 2:4
- For prayer and worship 1Ki 8; 2Ki 19:14,15; 2Ch 30:27; Isa 27:13; 56:7; Jer 7:2; 26:2; Eze 46:2,3,9; Zec 7:2,3; 8:21,22; Mr 11:17; Lu 1:10; 2:37; 18:10; Ac 3:1; 22:17
- Prayer made toward 1Ki 8:38; Da 6:10; Jon 2:4
- For an armory 2Ki 11:10; 2Ch 23:9,10
- For refuge 2Ki 11:15; Ne 6:10,11
- Facts about
- Dedication of 1Ki 8; 2Ch 5; 6; 7
- Services in, organized by David 1Ch 15:16; 23:24
- Pillaged by Shishak 1Ki 14:25,26
- By Jehoash, king of Israel 2Ki 14:14
- Repaired by Jehoash, king of Judah 2Ki 12:4-14; 2Ch 24:7-14
- By Josiah 2Ki 22:3-7; 2Ch 34:8-13
- Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in 2Ki 16:10-17
- Purified by Hezekiah 2Ch 29:15-19
- Converted into an idolatrous shrine by Manasseh 2Ki 21:4-7; 2Ch 33:4-7
- Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace
- By Asa, from Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:18
- By Jehoash, king of Judah, from Hazael 2Ki 12:18
- By Hezekiah, from the king of Assyria 2Ki 18:15,16
- Ezekiel' s vision concerning Eze 8:16
- Jews swore by Mt 23:16-22
- Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to Babylon 2Ki 24:13; 25:9-17; 2Ch 36:7,19; Ps 79:1; Isa 64:11; Jer 27:16,19-22; 28:3; 52:13,17-23; La 2:7; 4:1; Ezr 1:7
- Vessels of, used by Belshazzar Da 5:2,3
- Destruction of, foretold Isa 66:6; Jer 27:18-22; Eze 7:22,25; Mt 24:2; Mr 13:2
- Restoration of, ordered by Cyrus Ezr 1:7-11
→ THE SECOND
- Restored by Zerubbabel Ezr 1; 2:68,69; 3:2-13; 4; 5:2-17; 6:3-5; Ne 7:70-72; Isa 44:28; Hag 2:3
- Building of, suspended Ezr 4
- Resumed Ezr 4:24; 5; 6; Hag 1:2-9; 2:15; Zec 8:9
- Finished Ezr 6:14,15
- Dedicated Ezr 6:15-18
- Artaxerxes' favorable action toward Ezr 7:11-28; 8:25-34
- Prophecies of its restoration Isa 44:28; Da 8:13,14; Hag 1; 2; Zec 1:16; 4:8-10; 6:12-15; 8:9-15; Mal 3:1
→ EZEKIEL' S VISION OF Eze 37:26,28; 40:48
→ HEROD THE GREAT' S TEMPLE
- 46 Years in building Joh 2:20
- Very beautiful stones of Mr 13:1; Lu 21:5
- Magnificence of Mt 24:1
- The Beautiful Gate Ac 3:10
- Solomon' s Porch (portico) Joh 10:23; Ac 3:11; 5:12
- Treasury of Mr 12:41-44
- Zacharias, officiating priest in, has a vision of an angel; receives promise of a son Lu 1:5-23; with 1:57-64
- Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom Lu 2:21-39
- Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in Lu 2:25-35
- Anna, the prophetess, lives in Lu 2:36,37
- Jesus in, when a youth Lu 2:46
- Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation Mt 4:5-7; Lu 4:9-12
- Jesus teaches in Mr 11:27-33; 12:35-44; 14:49; Joh 5:14-17; 7:14-28; 8; 10:23-38; 18:20
- Jesus performs miracles in Mt 21:14,15
- Jesus expels money-exchangers from Mt 21:12,13; Mr 11:15-17; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:15,16
- Captains of (i. e. the temple security guard) Lu 22:52; Ac 4:1; 5:24,26
- Judas casts down the pieces of silver in Mt 27:5
- Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion Mt 27:51
- The disciples worship in, after the resurrection Lu 24:53; Ac 2:46; 3:1
- Peter heals the lame man at the gate of Ac 3:1-16
- Disciples preach in Ac 5:20,21,42
- Paul' s vision in Ac 22:17-21
- Paul observes the rights of Ac 21:26-30
- Paul is apprehended in Ac 21:33
- Prophecies concerning its destruction, by Daniel Da 8:11-15; 11:30,31
- Jesus foretells the destruction of Mt 24; Mr 13:2; Lu 21:6
→ FIGURATIVE
- Of the corpse of Jesus Mt 26:61; 27:40; Joh 2:19
- Of the indwelling of God 1Co 3:16,17; 2Co 6:16
- Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) Eph 2:21; 2Th 2:4; Re 3:12
- Of the kingdom of Christ Re 11; 14:15,17
- Of Christ, the head of the ekklesia (his community, his body, cf Eph 1:22,23; Col 1:18,24
- Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil Re 15:5-8; 16:1-17
→ IDOLATROUS